Orcas Island Rowing Club is challenging Orcas Island and the rest of the world to show who is the fittest at their indoor rowing competition “Island Madness Indoor Rowing Fest.”

To win this contest you must be fit, physically strong and strong willed. The event is on Saturday, March 10 at the Odd Fellows starting at noon.

“It takes a lot of drive to maintain the kind of output necessary for long enough to win,” said organizers. “Fortunately it takes little skill to use the rowing machines commonly know as ‘ergs.’ OIRA thinks they have the fittest individuals and the fittest team! Can you show them otherwise?”

IMIRF is a contest to see who is the fastest on a rowing simulation machine. The most common distance for erg competitions is 2  kilometers. OIRA has held IMIRF annually for the last four years.

The event is open to the community. Every individual, every sports team, club, health club, any group or individual of any kind is challenged to come compete. There will be trophies in a number of categories including best man and woman overall, best junior boy and girl, best over 60 time for men and women.

For more info, visit www.orcasislandrowing.org, email martin@orcasdigerati.com or call 376-6935. No pre-registration is required. There is no charge for entry although donations of $5 or more per entrant are encouraged to help cover the cost of the event and support the junior rowing club. No experience is required, but all contestants must be healthy and in good physical shape.